Kansas 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: Kansas 2008 General Election

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Kansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
2000 Census:	2,693,824	(0.96% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	1,983,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	1,623,623
Capital:	Topeka
Tuesday 5 August 2008 polling hours 6:00a MDT (1200 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC) / 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC). Polls must be open at least 12 continuous hours. They may open no earlier than 6 AM local time and close no later than 8 PM local time. Most polls in the State close at either 7 pm or 8 pm local time in the Central Time Zone by local option; the remaining polls in the Mountain Time Zone close at either 6 pm or 7 pm local time by local option. The time noted as the "official" poll closing time is the statutory poll closing time and is that at which the networks generally consider the polls in the State to have closed.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) / 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p MST (0300 UTC) / 8:00p CST (0200 UTC). Most polls in the State close at either 7 pm or 8 pm local time in the Central Time Zone by local option; the remaining polls in the Mountain Time Zone close at either 6 pm or 7 pm local time by local option. The time noted as the "official" poll closing time is the statutory poll closing time and is that at which the networks generally consider the polls in the State to have closed.

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Kansas State and Local Government

Kansas 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

18 December 2008: Kansas Secretary of State - 2008 General Election - Official Vote Totals

13 October 2008: Synchronized with KANSAS SECRETARY OF STATE 2008 Presidential Electors, 2008 Write-In Candidates for President/Vice President, Candidate Lists.

5 August 2008 KANSAS PRIMARY results from a media source.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 6 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Republican	699,655	56.61%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III (6 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

		Democratic	514,765	41.65%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

		Independent	10,527	0.85%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

		Libertarian	6,706	0.54%	former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne A. Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899

		Reform	4,148	0.34%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell L. Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010

		Write-in; (Green)	35	0.00%	former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360
		Write-in; (America's Independent)	31	0.00%	former Ambassador Alan L. Keyes • FEC P60003076: $481,991
		Write-in; (HeartQuake '08)	2	0.00%	Jonathan Edward Allen • Vice President: Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Stath • FEC P80005119: $95,029
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Frank Moore • Vice President: Susan Block
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Keith Russell Judd • Vice President: Monty W. Judd • FEC P60003530: $532,837
		Write-in			Ronald G. "Ron" Hobbs • Vice President: Thomas Earl "Tom" Spruill, Jr.
		Write-in			Richard R. Rosenkranz • Vice President: Jason M Coleman
Total			1,235,872	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Pat Roberts • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
		Polls: Republican Senator Pat Roberts

		Republican	727,121	60.06%	Senator Pat Roberts • FEC S6KS00080: $5,752,220

		Democratic	441,399	36.46%	former Congressman James Charles "Jim" Slattery • FEC S8KS00235: $1,677,907

		Libertarian	25,727	2.12%	Randall L. Hodgkinson • FEC S8KS00243: Financial report not available

		Reform	16,443	1.36%	Joseph L. Martin • FEC S8KS00250: Financial report not available
Total			1,210,690	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback • First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert J. Dole: 11 June 1996- which Sheila Frahm (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Bill Graves (Republican) to fill, 11 June 1996]; elected to a full term: 1998, re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - 19 October 2007: Withdrew his candidacy for President and announced his retirement at the end of his term.

		Republican			Congressman Jerry Moran • Congressman CD 1 • FEC H6KS01096: $1,586,150

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Kathleen Sebelius • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit

		Republican			Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Renominated); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Republican	Congressman Jerry Moran • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary. 10 November 2008: Filed FEC paperwork to run for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010.
		Polls: Republican Congressman Jerry Moran

		Republican	214,549	81.88%	Congressman Jerry Moran • FEC H6KS01096: $1,586,150

		Democratic	34,771	13.27%	James Bordonaro • FEC H8KS01027: $7,791

		Reform	7,145	2.73%	Kathleen M. Burton • FEC H8KS01035: Financial report not available

		Libertarian	5,562	2.12%	Jack Warner • FEC H0KS01081: Financial report not available
Total			262,027	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Nancy E. Boyda • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Nancy E. Boyda favored over Republican Treasurer Lynn Jenkins

		Republican	155,532	50.61%	Treasurer Lynn Jenkins • Received 50.793% in the 5 August 2008 primary. • FEC H8KS02090: $1,803,971

		Democratic	142,013	46.21%	Congressman Nancy E. Boyda • FEC H4KS02107: $1,726,192

		Reform	5,080	1.65%	Leslie S. Martin • FEC H8KS02116: Financial report not available

		Libertarian	4,683	1.52%	Robert Garrard • FEC H8KS02108: Financial report not available
Total			307,308	100.00%

CD 3 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Dennis Moore • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Dennis Moore

		Democratic	202,541	56.44%	Congressman Dennis Moore • FEC H8KS03049: $1,864,356

		Republican	142,307	39.66%	state Senator Nicholas M. "Nick" Jordan • FEC H8KS03064: $1,114,912

		Libertarian	10,073	2.81%	Joseph K. "Joe" Bellis, III • FEC H8KS03072: Financial report not available

		Reform	3,937	1.10%	Roger D. Tucker • FEC H6KS02235: Financial report not available
Total			358,858	100.00%

CD 4 {map}		Republican	Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 5 August 2008 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt

		Republican	177,617	63.41%	Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt • FEC H4KS04087: $1,334,556

		Democratic	90,706	32.38%	state Senator Donald Betts, Jr. • FEC H8KS04062: $215,497

		Reform	6,441	2.30%	Susan G. Ducey • FEC H8KS04070: Financial report not available

		Libertarian	5,345	1.91%	Steven A. Rosile • FEC H2KS01061: Financial report not available
Total			280,109	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh • First elected: 1994, 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2010

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Democratic	Attorney General Stephen N. Six • Appointed: 18 January 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
	Attorney General Paul Morrison (Democratic) resigned on Friday 14 December 2007. He was first elected in 2006. His resignation is related to an improper sexual relationship which lead to a sexual harrassment suit. Article 1, Section 11 of the Kansas Constitution provides that where there is a vacancy in the office of the Attorney General, the Governor fills the vacancy by appointment for the duration of the term. Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius named Seventh Judicial District Judge Stephen N. Six Kansas as Attorney General on 18 January 2008. He will be sworn in on 31 January 2008.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Treasurer Lynn Jenkins • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - elected to the U.S. House, 2008

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 5 incumbents, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 6 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates): 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• America's Independent (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• HeartQuake '08: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 7 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.